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Cath lab

Clinical Supply Chain

Definition

The cath lab, short for catheterisation laboratory, is the hospital department where cardiac catheterisation and other minimally invasive cardiovascular procedures are performed. Cath labs typically use a high volume of expensive, individually identified devices, making accurate point of care capture particularly valuable.

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